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Top Technologies & Trends

Roy Tennant

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Caveats and ConsiderationsCaveats and Considerations

• Just a few trends I see, not allJust a few trends I see, not all• Things change rapidlyThings change rapidly• Consider how these trends may impact your Consider how these trends may impact your

particular situationparticular situation

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The TrendsThe Trends

• Mass DigitizationMass Digitization

• Centralized Discovery (and its impact Centralized Discovery (and its impact on our local systems)on our local systems)

• Better LinkingBetter Linking

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Mass Digitization

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Google Library ProjectGoogle Library Project

• A number of large research libraries A number of large research libraries participatingparticipating

• Only online at Google Books and University Only online at Google Books and University of Michigan (theirs only) of Michigan (theirs only)

• University of Michigan has at least 100,000 University of Michigan has at least 100,000 items onlineitems online

• Only full-text searchable as a unified Only full-text searchable as a unified resource at Google Booksresource at Google Books

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Open Content AllianceOpen Content Alliance

• Working with a number of libraries and Working with a number of libraries and sponsors (including Yahoo! and Microsoft)sponsors (including Yahoo! and Microsoft)

• Digitizing more slowly than Google, but Digitizing more slowly than Google, but steadilysteadily

• Content online at Content online at http://archive.org/http://archive.org/• Anyone can download Anyone can download allall the files the files

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Implications for LibrariesImplications for Libraries

• With help from OCLC, possibility of all With help from OCLC, possibility of all small libraries becoming hugesmall libraries becoming huge

• Increased need to split Increased need to split inventory controlinventory control fromfrom discoverydiscovery

• Need for ways to slice and segment Need for ways to slice and segment content based on topic, intended content based on topic, intended audience, etc.audience, etc.

• What to do: think about how you can What to do: think about how you can integrate this contentintegrate this content

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Centralized Discovery

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Massively CentralizedMassively Centralized

• Examples:Examples:– Google ScholarGoogle Scholar– Microsoft Live AcademicMicrosoft Live Academic– Open WorldCatOpen WorldCat

• Driving users from the Internet to the libraryDriving users from the Internet to the library• Implications:Implications:

– Connecting users from these tools to our Connecting users from these tools to our content is importantcontent is important

– Making our role clear is essentialMaking our role clear is essential– We should refocus our efforts on niche needsWe should refocus our efforts on niche needs

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Locally CentralizedLocally Centralized

• Few library users want to limit their search Few library users want to limit their search to only booksto only books

• New finding tools are making traditional New finding tools are making traditional library catalogs obsolete as finding toolslibrary catalogs obsolete as finding tools

• NOTE: NOTE: Libraries still need an ILS, but it will Libraries still need an ILS, but it will not be the way users find what they wantnot be the way users find what they want

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ILS

Classic ILSClassic ILS

Acquisitions Circulation Serials

Catalog

Searching happens at library terminal

Tightly integrated components

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Library Collections and Services

New World OrderNew World Order

Acquisitions Circulation Serials

Google

Searching happens anywhere

Open WorldCat Metasearch Others

Others

Loosely integrated components

Discovery layer disaggregated

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HoldingsCirc status

ILS

Holdings and circ status

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Why This Makes SenseWhy This Makes Sense

• Users typically want to find everything they Users typically want to find everything they can on a topiccan on a topic

• Users prefer to search in one place if Users prefer to search in one place if possiblepossible

• Most ILS’s lack cool new features that Most ILS’s lack cool new features that already exist in Open WorldCat or other already exist in Open WorldCat or other systemssystems

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Faceted browsing

Integrated article indexes

Relevanceranked

Clean, easy to read display

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The Next Generation ILSThe Next Generation ILS

• Refocused on library operationsRefocused on library operations• Constructed with interoperable componentsConstructed with interoperable components• Able to work well with other systems:Able to work well with other systems:

– Export holdings information for use in other Export holdings information for use in other systemssystems

– Expose appropriate APIs, such as circ infoExpose appropriate APIs, such as circ info

• Possibly open source (e.g., Koha, Possibly open source (e.g., Koha, Evergreen)Evergreen)

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Next Generation Finding ToolsNext Generation Finding Tools

• Able to integrate access to a wide variety of Able to integrate access to a wide variety of sourcessources

• Able to use information from other systems Able to use information from other systems as well as provide it (via protocols)as well as provide it (via protocols)

• Offer sophisticated features like relevance Offer sophisticated features like relevance ranking, faceted browsing, etc.ranking, faceted browsing, etc.

• Not a library catalog!Not a library catalog!• What to do: reconsider your finding toolsWhat to do: reconsider your finding tools

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Better Linking

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Better Linking Through ChemistryBetter Linking Through Chemistry

• Our goal: get the user to Our goal: get the user to what they want as quickly what they want as quickly and as painlessly as and as painlessly as possible possible

• OpenURL resolvers are the OpenURL resolvers are the beginningbeginning, not the end, not the end

• Example: The Example: The ÜÜmlamlaüüt by t by Ross SingerRoss Singer

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OpenURL Resolver Directory

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GUF: Getting Users to Full-Text*GUF: Getting Users to Full-Text*

• Title links on results Title links on results screen lead to either:screen lead to either:– Full-text (best)Full-text (best)– Print-holdings information Print-holdings information

with map (2with map (2ndnd best) best) – Pre-filled interlibrary loan Pre-filled interlibrary loan

request form (worst)request form (worst)

• Issues Addressed:Issues Addressed:– Follow long click-paths Follow long click-paths – Get stuck at dead-endsGet stuck at dead-ends– Resubmit search mid-Resubmit search mid-

sessionsession

* This and next 2 slides stolen from David Lindahl without his knowledge or permission

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How GUF WorksHow GUF Works

• Try to get to full-text:Try to get to full-text:– Improve metadata transferImprove metadata transfer– Eliminate errorsEliminate errors– Eliminate clicksEliminate clicks

• If no full-text, try to get to print:If no full-text, try to get to print:– Check local holdingsCheck local holdings– Group editions to find a “good-enough” copyGroup editions to find a “good-enough” copy

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GUF Uses Other ServicesGUF Uses Other Services

• GUF is a Cold Fusion application that uses:GUF is a Cold Fusion application that uses:– Database of print journal holdingsDatabase of print journal holdings– Web Services API to OpenURL resolverWeb Services API to OpenURL resolver– OCLC’S xISBN serviceOCLC’S xISBN service– ISSN lookupISSN lookup– DOI resolverDOI resolver– Etc.Etc.

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Putting the Trends TogetherPutting the Trends Together

• We no longer control how people get to We no longer control how people get to information, therefore we must…information, therefore we must…

• Let others do what they do well and refocus our Let others do what they do well and refocus our efforts where we can create the most added valueefforts where we can create the most added value

• Use information from other systems (e.g., cover Use information from other systems (e.g., cover images from Amazonimages from Amazon

• Open up our systems to other systems (e.g., Open up our systems to other systems (e.g., NCSU’s Web Availability ServiceNCSU’s Web Availability Service

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Web Availability Service

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Making Good Technology DecisionsMaking Good Technology Decisions

• KnowKnow your clientele your clientele• LearnLearn the new technologies available to you the new technologies available to you

that are appropriate to your missionthat are appropriate to your mission• Imaginatively applyImaginatively apply those technologies to those technologies to

serve the unique needs of your usersserve the unique needs of your users• Provide Provide easy accesseasy access to to whatwhat they want, they want, howhow

and and whenwhen they want it they want it• MarketMarket your services well your services well• Rinse and Rinse and repeatrepeat


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